Unskilled writers (5)
I believe the answer is:
hacks
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">unskilled writers</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for hacks that I've seen before include "Nags" , "Cuts roughly; bad writers" , "kicks on the shin" , "Reporters found in shack" , "Mediocre writers" .)